Daft Punk Team Up With The Creators Project For Web Series

Eight years on from their hugely successful album of 2005 Human After All - containing tracks which were the backbone of their Alive Tour of 2006/07 - electro-dance pioneers Daft Punk are set to release their fourth studio album Random Access Memories in May.

The album is said to feature collaborations with many dance music superstars, and as such, The Creators Project have launched a new web series entitled The Collaborators, which will focus on the individual experience from each collaborator in the recording process.

The first instalment features the legendary Giorgio Moroder, who was a true pioneer of the genre in his time. His work can be said to have changed the face of the dance scene, particularly concerning his work with Donna Summer in the 1970s.

In the eight minute interview regarding his collaboration with Daft Punk, Moroder describes the absolute professionalism and attention to detail the duo possess, which could be said to be responsible for the superior quality of their music.

He states that in his own work, he could spend hours trying to find the right sound on a synthesizer for the particular track he was working on, whereas Daft Punk would spend weeks on this same process. They believe "if you don't go into all those details it's not going to be successful."

Moroder admits in his own recordings with Donna Summer, that he looks back on the bass line for Love To Love You Baby with a tinge of regret, saying that it is "horrible" and that he "just didn't hear [how bad it was] at the time." He goes on to say that Daft Punk would never make that mistake in their work.

Most importantly, Moroder recognises the groundbreaking nature of Daft Punk's work. "They are like a step forward for dance music. It's dance music with a human touch."

Check out the full video below, and stay tuned for more instalments of The Collaborators in the lead up to the release of Random Access Memories in May.